Ground Up podcast

Terri Harrington, senior vice president at MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate, discusses how Baltimore’s office market performed in 2018, and what she expects in 2019. We also dig into a few recent updates on previous episodes on Main Street in Ellicott ...

Daraius Irani, chief economist for the Regional Economic Studies Institute at Towson University, M&T Bank President August “Augie” Chiasera, and JLL’s Matt Haas discuss the regional economy, potential impact on Maryland from a federal government shutdown, and how Baltimore’s struggle with ...

Baltimore faces significant challenges in dealing with a transit system activists call substandard. I speak with activists, elected officials, and transportation experts about the challenges facing the region in bolstering a struggling system.

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Merchants at Baltimore’s Christmas Village chat about expectations for business this holiday season. Community Development Network of Maryland’s Odette Ramos discusses legislative priorities, development efforts, and defining “community development.”

As voters head to the polls the Baltimore City Council approves legislation with consequences for developers and commercial real estate industry. Architect Ehren Gaag, of Gensler, discusses the importance of office space in winning the talent war.

Out the county, hon. That’s Bawlmerese for the suburbs surrounding the city. In particular Baltimore County. In the decades after World War II that jurisdiction’s population surged from more than 270,000 people in 1950 to nearly 656,000 in 1980. The number ...